So this is the dress I made from that vintage pattern. I made a few alterations from the pattern. Firstly, I removed the pockets and belt. I doubled the height of the cowl neck and reduced the sleeve width. And finally, as I made it out of merino, I opted for a rolled hem. I have to say, I am really happy with how it turned out. A big thanks to Nin for all her advice on altering patterns and a big thanks to Hannah for taking this photo for me!
And in a slightly different creative space topic. I spent last night altering the layout and look of my blog. What do you reckon? Like it? Hate it? How does it work for you?
Gorgeous dress, the drape is perfect and it looks amazing on you. Blog looks great too,
ReplyDeletelooks fab Lou! I must sew myself something similar for this winter!
ReplyDeleteIt's gorgeous!! How clever you are, and you look lovely as a brunette..x
ReplyDeleteGorgeous dress! It looks comfy and elegant at the same time. I noticed the different hair color before I noticed the different blog style ;-)
ReplyDeleteLove your dress. Will be great in merino. Well done. Cx
ReplyDeleteyour dress looks really lovely :)
ReplyDeleteGosh that turned out really well, you look so different with raven hair!! Will you consider linking it to Wardrobe Wednesday on Sailor Spy? http://sailorspy.blogspot.co.nz/2012/03/so-sorry-this-was-set-to-automatically.html
ReplyDeleteOn the header/layout - fantastic, clean, elegant. Sometimes you just have to sit with these things a while, but I really am a fan of white space.
You look stunning!!
ReplyDeleteI love the dress and your hair Lou.
The new layout is great too -
really easy to read.X
Beautiful dress! I love merino wool to wear. I wasn't familiar with your blog before today but I think it looks great.
ReplyDeleteYou look gorgeous -
ReplyDeleteThe dress is amazing
LOVE the new layout and the updated piccie of you !! !!
Woot!What a fantastic dress. You look amazing. x
ReplyDeleteLove the dress and the alterations you made to the pattern. Your version is much more chic and elegant! Its also fab that you made it out of merino wool - so gorgeous and warm for winter. Bravo! Becks x
ReplyDeleteYou look stunning! Well done making such a gorgeous and flattering dress.
ReplyDeleteFabulous dress, the style reallly suits you :)
ReplyDeletewhat a great dress! it looks fabulous on you.
ReplyDeleteAs we all agree that the dress looks great ... I come to your question ... I don't know what your blog looked like before I just "clicked" over from Deb's blog ... but I think the buttons or whatever you call them (Knit, Thrift, Home....) are really really faint, at least on my computer. Maybe you could grant them a tad more colour.
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